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Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The gesturestart event is a proprietary WebKit-specific event which is fired when multiple fingers contact the touch surface, thus starting a new gesture. During the gesture, gesturechange events will be fired. When the gesture has ended, a gestureend event will be fired.
General info
- Specification
- Not part of any specification. Apple has a description at the Safari Developer Library
- Interface
GestureEvent- Bubbles
- Unknown
- Cancelable
- Unknown
- Target
- Element
- Default Action
- Unknown
Global event handler
GlobalEventHandlers.ongesturestart
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Microsoft Edge | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | 9.1 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | 2.0 |